Sounds like McIntosh. Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME, USA
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Matthias Schmoldt < matthias.schmo...@gmx.net> wrote: > NO WAY. This is not true. It is more a fact, that Cox Orange is not longer > any more a variety, which earns money for the grower. > The consumer asks for it less and less ( in Germany...)and therefore we > cannot achieve good prices for Cox any more. > The second reason against the growing of Cox is, that all of the retailers > ask for shelf life, firmness and ruggedness of the fruit, and Cox is not > performing well in these characteristics. > > > > Matthias Schmoldt > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Obsthof Schmoldt -- Matthias Schmoldt -- Stellenfleth 40 -- 21732 > Krummendeich -- Germany -- Tel. 0049-4779-377 -- FAX 0049-4779-921086 -- > Mobile 0049-1707538323 - -- i...@obsthof-schmoldt.de -- > www.obsthof-schmoldt.de > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] > Im > Auftrag von David Kollas > Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Januar 2010 20:41 > An: Apple-Crop > Betreff: Apple-Crop: Variety restrictions in European Union? > > > A customer at our farm retail store today related that a recent > visitor from England > told him that he could no longer buy his favorite apple variety in > England, Cox Orange > Pippin. It was his understanding, he said, that commercial growers > in England were > restricted to growing a certain few varieties. He thought this was a > restriction related > to England's membership in the European Union. I would be quite > surprised to learn > that this is true, but have been unsuccessful with my Google search > so far. Surely some > Apple Crop readers can clear the confusion? > > David Kollas > Kollas Orchard > Tolland, CT, USA > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon > Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for > the content. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon > Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for > the content. > > > > > >
